Baby found near Mobile Waffle House, naked mother arrested

A seven-month-old baby was found at the side of the roadway near to a Mobile Waffle House early Friday morning.

The child was found by a man who was walking on the 1500 block of Government Street at approximately 3:30 a.m., according to a Mobile police report. The man, whose identity is unknown, took the child in to the Waffle House for assistance.

After an investigation by police, the mother of the child was found walking naked at the 500 block of Dauphin Island Parkway and appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance.

Myeisha Walker, 23, was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment.

The Mobile Department of Human Resources was contacted and the child was taken hospital to be checked.